Vision
Picture a group of normal everyday people who are daily surrendering to the will of God. This constantly transforming group is committed to loving God and one another. They are absolutely certain that there is more to this life than the world has to offer. Transfixed by His story, they have found their hope in the Living God.
Driven by hope they are kingdom builders, grace givers, seed sowers and fire starters. They dare to be faith walkers, risk takers, big dream dreamers, Word proclaimers and life changers.
They serve the poor and marginalized, empower the weak, embrace the brokenhearted and love the unloved. With a unified passion, they seek out the lost that they may be found. They serve together, work together, play together, worship together, grow together and live life together. Their community will be renewed because they are there.
They are the people of the MSFUMC.
We believe God’s Spirit working through ordinary and obedient people will change the world.
Mission Statement
Driven by hope they are kingdom builders, grace givers, seed sowers and fire starters. They dare to be faith walkers, risk takers, big dream dreamers, Word proclaimers and life changers.
They serve the poor and marginalized, empower the weak, embrace the brokenhearted and love the unloved. With a unified passion, they seek out the lost that they may be found. They serve together, work together, play together, worship together, grow together and live life together. Their community will be renewed because they are there.
They are the people of the MSFUMC.
We believe Gods Spirit working through ordinary and obedient people will change the world.
Our Pastor, Scott E. Wilson
Scott Wilson and family begin their ministry at MSFUMC this week. Scott E. Wilson was born in Okinawa, Japan while his father was in the U.S. Air Force and was raised all over the world. He's lived in Okinawa, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Indiana, Illinois, Germany and Kentucky. He graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2002 with a Masters of Divinity and holds degrees in General Studies, Journalism and minors in Speech Communication and Business from Indiana University Southeast.
Scott is currently finishing up his 14th year in pastoral ministry. Some of his experience includes being a student pastor of the Memphis-Willey's Chapel Charge South Indiana Conference, Student Pastor of the Milltown-Hancock Chapel Charge in the South Indiana Conference, Pastor of the former Moreland UMC now Westside Community UMC. Westside is the result of a merger between former 78 UMC and Moreland UMC. In February 2002 Westside held it's first worship service. Scott has also been a Certified Candidate of the Kentucky Conference and at the past Annual Conference in Bowling Green was Ordained Elder in Full Connection of the Kentucky Conference.
Scott has varied interests ranging from golf to making Stained Glass. At some point in his future he would like to return to school and earn a doctorate. The two areas of interest are a Doctorate of Ministry or a PhD in Leadership.
Scott's favorite scripture verses are Ephesians 2:1-10, Ephesians 4:1-24, Romans 1:16 and 2 Timothy 3: 16-17.
What We Believe
Doctrinal Standards for The United Methodist Church
The following information comes from The Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, 2000 edition.
“Paragraph 101. Section 1 --- Our Doctrinal Heritage
“United Methodists profess the historic Christian faith in God, incarnate in Jesus Christ for our salvation and ever at work in human history in the Holy Spirit. Living in a covenant of grace under the Lordship of Jesus Christ, we participate in the first fruits of God’s coming reign and pray in hope for its full realization on earth as in heaven.
“Our heritage in doctrine and our present theological task focus upon a renewed grasp of the sovereignty of God and of God’s love in Christ amid the continuing crises of human existence.
“Our forebears in the faith reaffirmed the ancient Christian message as found in the apostolic witness even as they applied it anew in their own circumstances.
“Their preaching and teaching were grounded in Scripture, informed by Christian tradition, enlivened in experience, and tested by reason.
“Their labors inspire and inform our attempts to convey the saving gospel to our world with its needs and aspirations.” (Page 41)
Our Common Heritage as Christians
“United Methodists share a common heritage with Christians of every age and nation. This heritage is grounded in the apostolic witness to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, which is the source and measure of all valid Christian teaching.” (Pages 41-42)
Our Distinctive Heritage as United Methodists
“The underlying energy of the Wesleyan theological heritage stems from an emphasis upon practical divinity, the implementation of genuine Christianity in the lives of believers.
“…Their task was not to reformulate doctrine. Their tasks were to summon people to experience the justifying and sanctifying grace of God and encourage people to grow in the knowledge and love of God through personal and corporate disciplines of the Christian life.”
“…The thrust of the Wesleyan movement and of the United Brethren and Evangelical Association was ‘to reform the nation, particularly the Church, and to spread scriptural holiness over the land.’”
“…The Wesleyan emphasis upon the Christian live---faith and love put into practice---has been the hallmark of those traditions now incorporated into The United Methodist Church. The distinctive shape of the Wesleyan theological heritage can be seen in a constellation of doctrinal emphases that display the creating, redeeming, and sanctifying activity of God.” (Page 45)
Please borrow The Book of Discipline from a United Methodist pastor to fully inform yourself of the doctrinal history and standards of The United Methodist Church found on pages 41 through 86.
JSM-10-27-2004
